You Wouldn't Know Love

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"You Wouldn't Know Love"
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Single by Cher
from the album Heart of Stone
B-side "Kiss to Kiss"
ReleasedJuly 1990 [1]
Recorded1989
Genre Hard rock
Length3:30
Label Geffen
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Michael Bolton
Cher singles chronology
"Heart of Stone"
(1990)
"You Wouldn't Know Love"
(1990)
"Baby I'm Yours"
(1990)

"You Wouldn't Know Love" is a song written by Michael Bolton and Diane Warren appearing in 1989 on Bolton's Soul Provider album and Cher's Heart of Stone album. The song was only released as a single in Europe and Australasia by Cher in 1990. Cher's version of the song was produced by Bolton. It was a minor success in the UK, faring better in Ireland. Michael Landau played the guitar solo in the middle of the song on both Cher and Bolton’s versions of the song.

Contents

Critical reception

The Daily Vault's Mark Millan stated, "Another gem on the record is the rocker "You Wouldn't Know Love" that keeps the momentum running superbly." [2] David Giles from Music Week wrote that it "is a lot more steadfastly MOR and what you'd expect considering that Michael Bolton co-wrote and produced it. Probably a substantial hit." [3]

Charts

Chart (1990)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [4] 153
Ireland (IRMA) [5] 29
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 55

Track listing

  1. "You Wouldn't Know Love" – 3:28
  2. "Kiss to Kiss" – 4:22
  1. "You Wouldn't Know Love"
  2. "Kiss to Kiss"
  3. "Bang-Bang"
  4. "Heart of Stone" (Remix)
  1. "You Wouldn't Know Love"
  2. "If I Could Turn Back Time" (Remix)
  3. "I Found Someone"
  4. "We All Sleep Alone" (Remix)

Personnel

Michael Bolton version

Bolton's own version appeared on his album, Soul Provider , which peaked at number 3 on the Billboard albums chart. The album was certified 6× Platinum by the RIAA in 1994.

Personnel

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